Cats and mankind have been residing in concord for a few years however that has not at all times been the case. There have been occasions when cats have been almost worn out within the identify of God. And what occurred the Black Loss of life reigned supreme for lots longer than it ought to. So we are going to return to the beginnings of recorded historical past to the time of the pharaohs of Egypt. Right here cats had been revered as Gods and lots of had been mummified to final for eternity. As a result of the cats guarded the grain warehouses and killed the rats and mice that ate up the grain. Subsequently lowering famines, that had been the curse of Egypt. It was unlawful to kill cats in these days, like cows in India right now.Then the 9 lives of the standard cat who solely wished to assist mankind by killing rodents that carried illness took a critical flip for the more serious in the course of the center ages. The place witch hunts and burning on the stake had been the norm. Somebody who did not like cats someway linked them to witches they usually had been burnt on the stake with there homeowners. How they made that connection I am going to by no means know. It began off with Pope Gregory IX within the 1232 who deemed the widespread home cat as diabolical. Then to make issues worse in1484 alongside got here the best cat killer of all time, Pope Harmless VIII, who decreed one thing alongside the traces of all cats got here from hell and may returned to the fires of hell by hearth. Cats had been mercilessly prosecuted and had been burnt so they’d return to the fires of hell. It’s superb any survived as a result of for those who had been caught with a cat you had been burnt collectively. I nonetheless go to church and generally I simply marvel why. And naturally the Black Loss of life was within the background surviving and thriving as a result of there have been no cats to kill the rats that carried the fleas that brought about the illness. Then alongside got here the cat’s savior King Louis XIII of France, who within the 1630s repealed the legislation and cats as soon as once more began to dwell. However they had been nonetheless hated and killed for a lot of centuries after that. I do not know if the Black Loss of life subsided however cats as soon as once more protected mankind in opposition to the illnesses carried by rodents. And the famines introduced on by mice plagues.

Cats really carry just a few parasites, just a few fleas and a few illnesses and some can flip critical however not many. If cats had been inflicting an excessive amount of illness they’d not have invaded our lives in addition to they’ve. However there are nonetheless folks on the market who don’t like cats. Once I first went to China about 20 years in the past there have been only a few cats residing with folks and only a few wild cats. I used to be amazed as a result of I’ve had cats all my life and I by no means thought folks did not like cats. However then in China the folks stated cats carried illness and that was it. I feel that may have one thing to do with that cat sick you get in your eye. Not critical only a slight downside for per week And for those who had been pregnant you needed to avoid cats. I feel they had been referring to toxoplasmosis, however for those who get that when you’re a child it mustn’t have an effect on your child. Additionally they stated cats had been soiled however I do not suppose so. I feel cats are one of many cleanest pets you may have. I feel that got here from the cats killing the rats and mice. As a result of rats are very soiled animals then as a result of the cats killed and ate them they may also be soiled. A unclean by connection sort of factor. Additionally there have been some huge sewer rats operating spherical in the course of the day. As soon as I noticed a rat and a cat face off one another and the cat wasn’t a lot larger than the rat. They had been a few foot aside staring one another out and the cat ran away. I am not shocked the rat’s enamel had been larger that the cats.I feel one of many causes there weren’t many cats round is as a result of they used to eat them. And now and again the restaurant cat catches would choose up an cat they may discover and take them again to the restaurant. I keep in mind seeing cats in glass shows out the entrance of the eating places. However someplace between then and now they banned consuming cats. So cats are actually not on the menu and now there are cats in all places. Most of them began off in somebody’s home and obtained thrown away, as most are very pleasant. Additionally they’ve this factor about abdomen worms. And in these days China was not as fashionable as now so abdomen worms would have been an issue. Fleas should not actually an issue as a result of they’ve tile flooring and picket furnishings.If this angle in the direction of cats goes again generations then one can perceive why historians say the Black Loss of life began in China. The place there are rats and no cats then the rats dominate and that may have been a precursor for the illness to get near folks. Now once I return to China there are nonetheless rats operating round however not so many within the housing estates. There are numerous down by the river. Additionally they’ve a really environment friendly garbage clear up system that retains the cities very clear. The place I keep the garbage is collected on a regular basis. That might additionally maintain the rat inhabitants down. And with so many discarded cats operating across the rats haven’t got a lot of an opportunity. I’ve by no means seen this however I think the federal government picks up a whole lot of cats. There was once colonies of stray cats residing in some locations however now I do not see them any extra.

Now cats have as soon as extra retained the spot on the couch and any mouse or rat that comes inside higher beware. Properly I hope so besides our cat was rubbing noses with a rat as soon as. I assumed he was going to get his nostril bitten however he did not. I feel simply the odor of the cat retains most rodent away. There are illnesses on the market which are carried by rodents and a few are very lethal just like the hanta virus and the plague or black dying. If any of those lethal illnesses flip the cat into a bunch then it will likely be goodbye cats and probably goodbye us. However till that occurs we should always carry on loving our cats. And if there may be ever a inhabitants explosion of the rodents who carry the hanta virus then humble cat could be our final hope. There isn’t any vaccine and no remedy for the hanta virus.